Caribbean Basketball Networks
The Frenzy

Recently, the basketball Mecca of the universe, has turned its attention to the Caribbean, among other countries to get talented young prospects into the american system in hopes of grooming them for future success. It’s much like the elapsing of markets syndrome experienced by bigger wider known brands I.e. The Coke and Pepsi, Nike and Adidas lines and their market share stake in America. So in the sense of good business all entities must look outside of it borders to continue to feed the machine which exist. So with the attention being turned elsewhere and little or no structure being set up to receive such attention where the attention is being given; frenzy ensues and questions of credibility arise and linger greatly. This is for external representatives and individuals looking at the Caribbean for talented young prospects, events and/or coaches; here is how you wade through “The Extras” and get to the heart of the matter.

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Caribbean Basketball Networks takes this opportunity to mourn the passing of a legend, Godfrey McQuay.
McQuay was the Head coach of the the defending Basketball Champions in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools, The Prince William Hs Falcons. McQuay recently ascended to the ranks of record book status by leading Prince William Hs to the the championships in both the Junior and Senior Boys Divisions.
McQuay is the founder of one of the most successful programs on the Bahamian Basketball landscape, The Rockets Basketball Club. The Rockets are one of the few programs that have won at every level of competition in the last five years.
McQuay has worked with an innumerable amount of individuals that hold a place among the Bahamian Basketball Elite; Professionals Quientin Demmeritte, Emelike Delancy and Philip Huyler, Collegians Horatio “Yellow ” Poitier, Kennedy Polidor, Mitchell Johnson, Jamaar Bain, Sarone Kennedy, Taige Adderley, Michael and Alfred Delancy, Junior National Teamers Lorenzo Morris, Henderson Curry, Rashad Williams,Donothan Moss, Ollen Smith and Scottie Farrington just to name a few. These are just some of the many that Coach Godfrey McQuay has aided in their growth and development in his tenure as a head coach.
Caribbean Basketball Networks was in correspondence with the late Coach Mcquay and was in the process of cataloging his basketball experience prior to his passing…In the Coming weeks these will be released…Our Sincerest Condolences are offered to te Family of Coach McQuay

Player’s Edge -Player, Trainer and Coach Mark Hanna

The player’s edge with strength and conditioning guru - coach Mark Hanna, who at the ripe old age of 35, is still often mentioned in almost every conversation that is held when people are discussing who is arguably the best player in this Bahamas today.

Mark Hanna’s basketball career started late by most standards, as he did not play basketball until he came to LW young as a twelfth grader from Eleuthera. This however did not stop the young Hanna from making his mark when he did play. (more…)

Larry Wilson- State of the Bahamian basketball Union address

Larry Wilson is the second vice president and active spokesperson for the Bahamas basketball federation. Wilson has been working actively or directly involved in Bahamian basketball for some ___ years. Wilson works mainly around basketball functions originating from the capital, new providence. Here we took a few minutes to speak with Mr. Larry Wilson about his reflections and impressions of the current state of Bahamian basketball. (more…)

Felix “Fly” Musgrove - Coach’s Corner

One of the smoothest and most successful transitions from a marquee player to a marquee coach in Bahamian basketball history is the one successfully competed by Felix “Fly” Musgrove. One of the younger siblings within one of the more athletically dominant families in Bahamian history, the Musgrove name has roots in sporting success. Given the name “Fly” for his propensity to take off and finish on or over a defender in his younger days, Musgrove had his way on the basketball court for the St. John’s College Green Giants. After illin’ the Bahamian high school scene, he took his game to Georgia to Truin-Mccartney College for a year. Felix then transferred to the University of Science and Arts in Chickasha, Oklahoma where he completed his collegiate basketball career. (more…)

Stephen Strachan- coach’s corner

One of the most quickly emerging summer basketball programs in the Bahamas is the southside stingers basketball club. The Stingers, a relatively new basketball club, have emerged from the myriad of summer hoop groups to become the winningest program over the past 5 years as it relates to the summer hoops circuit. The program pulls talent mainly from the southern regions of new providence (The Carmichael, Pinewood, South beach areas). The Southside Stingers play what the coach describes as “fun with defense”, a regular motion offense and rip, run and gun type basketball. Not too regimented like a high school but not too lax whereas its chaos. Today we sat down with the brain trust for the ultra successful summer program to get his thoughts and reactions. (more…)

Over the last ten years, based on every category that any coach worth his salt is measured by, the absolute best coach that the bahamian landscape has to offer presently manifest itself in the person of kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson. The homegrown, american infused coach has muscled out every inch of win and talent that he can get out of his program and done so with such consistency that his reputation is regionally acclaimed and internationally accepted. Coach KJ is a rare trifold coach. In addition, to having won every title that there is to win at the bahamian high school level, he annually develops and produces college ready players every season and most importantly his players graduate.

Coach johnson has coached and won at every level here in the Bahamas in his short thirteen year tenure. Coach johnson is tied for winning the most high school national titles with five and currently holds all the Gsssa record as the only coach to coach two teams to titles in both boys and girls basketball in the same year. As a matter of fact, he in the span of one (more…)

Whether he admits it or not…and he probably won’t….Anthony Swaby is a Caribbean Basketball coaching legend. Coach Swaby is an alumni of the school on the hill, St. Augustine’s College, and despite never playing at any level of basketball besides recreational, it has never stopped him from leading his team to victory.

Swaby is the premier womens coach in the country and quite possibly the region, having accomplished a rare feat to go along with his myriad of other basketball accomplishments.

Coach Swaby is the only coach in the history of Caricom competition to have led two different countries to gold medals (The Bahamas and Jamaica). And just to let you know, Four gold, three silver and four bronze medals can and will complete anybodies collection…in anything. (more…)